Article container



Patented Aug. 4, 1925.

ERNEST E. MILBRAD, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

ARTICLE CONTAINER.

Application led October 29, 1923. Serial No. 671,443.

T o all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST E. MILBRAD, citizen of the United States,resident of Minneapolis, county of Hennepin, and State of Minnesota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Article Containers,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to article containers of the type moreparticularly adapted to be carried in a pocket. For example,vthis con-`adapted to have the keys secured thereto so that the keys may beretained within the case or may be easily moved to exposed operativeposition.l

The object of the invention is to provide an improved article container.

Other objects of the invention will more fully appear from the followingdescription and the accompanying drawings and will be p pointed out inthe annexed claims.

In the drawing, there has been disclosed a structure designed to carryout the objects of the invention but it is to be understood that theinvention is not 'confined to the exact features shown as variouschanges may be made within the scope of the claims which follow.

In the drawing: y

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the container in open position withthe keys exposed for use;

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 but with the container closed,the front wall of the container being broken away to show the positionassumed by the contained keys;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the container to show a modified formwherein the strap is extended to provide an opening tab for the cover orflap; and

Figure 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of Figure 3.

In the embodiment of the invention which is shown for purposes ofdisclosure, there is illustrated a simple form of container whichconsists of two pieces of material, such as leather, fabric or imitationthereof, which are cut to provide a front 6 and back 7 of the container.These two pieces are preferably secured together in order to leave oneedge open, such as the upper end 8. These pieces may be secured togetheras by the row of stitching 9 which extends along the three sides of thecontainer. The back 7 of the container may be made longer than the front6 thereof and may be shaped to provide a suitable cover or flap'll. Asuitable fastening means may be employed for the purpose of retainingthe cover in closed position. Such fastening means is here shown asbeing of the well-known ball-and-socket type. The ball 12 may be securedto the front face of the front piece while the complementary socket 13may be secured to the flap 11. Y

This container is adapted to have articles securedthereto in such mannerthat they are held'to the Vcase but may be moved from a position withinthe container to a useful position outside of the container withoutbeing separated therefrom. The novel means of effect-ing this resultconsists of a relatively narrow elongated or strip-like member, such asthe strap 15 which may conveniently be made of the same material as thatof the container. This strap is adapted to be disosed within thecontainer and the inner end thereof is preferably held at the end of thecontainer opposite to its open end by means of the stitching 9. Theother or outer end ofthe strap is preferably permanently Secured to theinner face of either the front or back of the container. outer end ofthe strap is secured, by means of the fastener-socket 13, to the pieceforming the back of the container. Furthermore, it should be noted that,when a flap is used, ihe strap extends along the inner side of theArticles, such for example as a key-ring 16, may be passed about thestrap and be slidable therein so that the keys 17 and their ring may bemoved to a position within the container as shown in Figure 2 or may beslidably shaken, upon inversion of the container, to the exposedposition shown in Figure 1. the container interioris preferably apermanent one vin order to prevent any liability of loss of keys andring.

In the modified form shown in Figure 3, the strap is provided with anintegral extension 19 which projects beyond the fastener socket. Whenthe flap is moved to container-closing position, this strap exten- Ashereshown, the

The fastening of the strap to lll sion or tab projects below the Vflapalone the outer t'ace ofthe front of the container. rlhis projecting tabpresents a convenient finger grip which is advantageous in the repeatedopening and closing ot' the container.

In use, the articles are normally heldwithin the container which may beclosed by its flap. llllhen it is desired to use an article such as akey 17, the {iap is opened by means of a pull upon the tab whichseparates the ball-and-socket fastener. The container may then beinverted and shaken whereupon the keys will slidably drop to assume aposition wherein their ring is held by the strap at its juncture withthe flap and the keys will be presented below the flap in convenientposition ter use.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A container for articles includingl tron-t and back parts securedtogether to leave an open end, a flap carried by the back and adapted tocover the open end, complementary fastening elements carried by the flapand by the front part and cooperativelyadapted to fasten the flap-to thefront part whereby the container may be closed, a strip member disposedwithin the container and having one end secured to the container awayfrom the open end and having its other end secured to said Hap, itsintermediate portion being disconnected from both front and the backsaid strip member being adapted to have an article slidably securedthereto whereby upon closure of the flap the article may be retainedwithin the closure and, upon opening of the flap, the article may slideentirely out of the container but held thereby by the outer secured endof the strip member in a position adjacent the end oi' the flap.

'2. A container for articles including front and bach parts securedtogether to leave open end, a flap carried by the back part extendingbeyond the front part and toldable over the open end of the container, astrip member disposed parallel within the container but having one endextending beyond the front part, said end being secured to the flap,said strip having its other end secured to the interior wall of thecontainer, adapting' the container te have an article slidably securedthereto and movable over its secured outer end to its secured inner end.

3. A container for articles includingY trout and back parts securedtogether to lerve an open end, a flap carried by one part and adapted tobe closed over the open end and demountably fastened to the other part,a strip member disposed within the container and adapted to have anarticle slidably se* cured thereon, one end of the strip memher beingfixed to the end portion ot the container opposite to said opening,l andthe other end portion ot the strip member being secured to the innertace of said Hap and extending a distance beyond the edge of the flap toprovide an exposed tab when the flap is in closed position. Y

1. container for articles including front and bach parts securedtogether to leave an open end, a flap carried by the back part andadapted to be closed over the open end, complementary fastening elementscarried bi the iiap trent part cooperatively to fasten the flap inclosing position, a strip member disposed within the container andadapted to have an article slidably secured thereon, one end ,ot thestrip member bei gg; fixed te the end portion ot the container away fromsaid opening and the other end portion ot the stripmember being ixed tothe inner. face ot the .tlap by one of Asaid con'inleinentary fasteningelements, said strip member having an lintegral extension beyond saidflap fastening; to vprovide an exterior tab when the ilap is in closingposition.

in witness whereof, have hereunto Set my hand this 27th Yday of 0ctober,1923.

ERNEST E. MILBRAD.

